US EditionDemocratic-aligned Colorado group launches effort to redistrict after 2026
Coloradans for a Level Playing Field aims to use temporary maps in 2028 and 2030 to counter Republican gerrymandering efforts and potentially flip three GOP-held seats.
- On Wednesday, Coloradans for a Level Playing Field unveiled a proposal to place an initiative on the ballot this year asking Colorado voters to temporarily override the Independent Congressional Redistricting Commission for new maps in the 2028 and 2030 elections.
- Coloradans for a Level Playing Field, which formed earlier this month and registered Feb. 4, says it is responding to Republican-led states redrawing maps over the last year.
- The proposed map would shift the 8th District into Denver and western Adams County, tied to Democratic interests, with Rachel Gordon and Hilltop Public Solutions involved.
- It requires gathering about 125,000 signatures with at least 2% from each district, costing upward of $2,000,000 using paid signature gatherers, and donors won’t be reported until May.
- The proposal positions Colorado in the national gerrymandering fight, favoring Democrats in seven of eight seats for the 2028 and 2030 elections and leaving one Republican-leaning district held by U.S. Representative Lauren Boebert.
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Colorado Democratic-Aligned Group Pushes State to Enter Redistricting Fight
A Democratic-aligned group backed by former Obama-era Attorney General Eric Holder filed ballot initiative paperwork on Feb. 18 in Colorado that would ask voters to temporarily override the state’s independent congressional redistricting commission and install a new map for 2028 and 2030 that could be advantageous for Democrats. The group, Coloradans for a Level Playing Field, filed four versions of the ballot measure with Colorado state officia…
Another blue state launches counterattack as Trump and GOP 'rig' Congressional elections
A group in Colorado has proposed a new election map that could give Democrats a 7-1 advantage in the House of Representatives, according to a Denver Post report. Colorado's current Congressional delegation includes four Democrats and four Republicans. The proposed map could make three Republican-lea...
Daily Camera
Colorado Hometown WeeklyBoulder’s district would change dramatically under proposed new congressional map
There’s not much political overlap between Boulderites and the residents of Craig. But both cities would have the same U.S. representative under a newly proposed congressional map that aims to strengthen Democratic power in Colorado amid a nationwide redistricting fight. The map is part of a handful of initiatives proposed by the organization Coloradans for a Level Playing Field, a left-leaning organization that seeks to combat Republican-led re…
Aspen Times
Colorado redistricting proposal could flip this Western Slope congressional seat from red to blue
Democrats would be the favorites to win three Republican-held congressional seats in Colorado in 2028 and 2030, under a redistricting proposal that was unveiled on Wednesday by a Democratic-aligned group seeking to place the measure...
Denver Post
Colorado enters redistricting war, with group pitching new map that would give Democrats a 7-1 edge
A plan giving Democratic congressional candidates a 7-1 advantage in Colorado -- and putting a temporary hold on independent redistricting -- could go to voters under proposals filed Wednesday.
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